The Final

[barrycowdrill]

Honestly, I probably like many others on here do Wembley quite often. To the point where I’d become quite normalised to the place. Almost treated it like going to the Reebok every other week. 
 

but Jesus Christ I’ve been absolutely fizzing all week. There’s absolutely no greater feeling, sense of excitement, anticipation, hope or just down right dread about watching your club side at that place. It could be watching us in a coin toss and I would be there preying we called it right. The many many lows we have experienced over the past few years all pale in to insignificance when we’re building up to watching them white shirts walk out of that tunnel. 

[batton carrier]

Did wealdstone last year I wouldn't say it is a 5 min walk to tube. We got a taxi. If you are driving best bet is do wealdstone Then drive to tube and pay to park on station saves messing at end. We certainly get a warm welcome there and it is easy to get a pint and some scran but it wasn't for me . 

[Johnnyrotten]

7 hours ago, MickyD said:

Just had a look at Bolton v Oxford match highlights on YouTube and apart from the game we won 5-0 this season, where Oxford wore a similar colour to our Community shirt, it seems White v Yellow is the norm.

Anyone complaining about not being able to differentiate between the two are in danger of being held in the same disregard as the ManU players who claimed not to be able to see each other in those grey shirts.

White v Yellow in both legs of Leeds/Norwich play off too.  

FWIW I sympathise with colour blindness, probably looks like both teams are playing in white and it doesn't help that both teams shorts are dark blue! 

[radcliffe white]

Not long to go now this week has dragged really can’t wait

must say I’m chilled about the game personally I think it will end up like the PNE final 

[Steejay]

Just now, radcliffe white said:

Not long to go now this week has dragged really can’t wait

must say I’m chilled about the game personally I think it will end up like the PNE final 

Yep, agree about the outcome. I’ve felt more confident about it as the week’s gone on.

Surprised that it’s dragged though, with you working so hard, like.

[Le Howfen]

Anyone parking at Stanmore and doing pubs away from Wembley? 

Just tryna work out which is the best location for boozers out of West Hampstead, Swiss Cottage or St John’s Wood if anyone has any recommendations? 
 

Don’t wana venture any further central than the above as already parking North so would mean additional travel time going back on ourselves…

[radcliffe white]

4 minutes ago, Steejay said:

Yep, agree about the outcome. I’ve felt more confident about it as the week’s gone on.

Surprised that it’s dragged though, with you working so hard, like.

Have I not mentioned my hours recently😀

[L/H White]

Off tomorrow 

Gonna pop over to that spezial exhibition to kill the day 

[Steejay]

2 minutes ago, L/H White said:

Off tomorrow 

Gonna pop over to that spezial exhibition to kill the day 

Yep, can’t beat a good day out in Darwen. 😉

Might nip over Sunday or Monday after your appraisal.

[newton_white]

19 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

Not long to go now this week has dragged really can’t wait

must say I’m chilled about the game personally I think it will end up like the PNE final 

I’ve got the same feelings I had prior to Wembley last year. I was in no doubt we’d beat Plymouth. I’m going 3-1. Not nervy at all. Looking forward to a but a few beers in London tomorrow afternoon in a few favourite haunts 

[Rizlar]

1 minute I am confident the next I am not got to keep the faith.

[Biggish Dave]

26 minutes ago, Le Howfen said:

Anyone parking at Stanmore and doing pubs away from Wembley? 

Just tryna work out which is the best location for boozers out of West Hampstead, Swiss Cottage or St John’s Wood if anyone has any recommendations? 
 

Don’t wana venture any further central than the above as already parking North so would mean additional travel time going back on ourselves…

Swiss cottage is shite, no idea on the other 2

[Cheshire Youri]

34 minutes ago, Le Howfen said:

Anyone parking at Stanmore and doing pubs away from Wembley? 

Just tryna work out which is the best location for boozers out of West Hampstead, Swiss Cottage or St John’s Wood if anyone has any recommendations? 
 

Don’t wana venture any further central than the above as already parking North so would mean additional travel time going back on ourselves…

In that part of the world :

Hampstead
St Johns Wood  (Duke of York)
West Hampstead
Primrose Hill
Belsize Park
Swiss Cottage

In that order, IMO.
 

[RUREADY2ROLL]

You heading for Baker Street again Biggish

Edited May 16, 2024 by RUREADY2ROLL

[Alf Hartigan]

We’re going Black Lion in West Hampstead.  12-2.15 table booked. Won’t be full of footy fans though but it’s a good pub. Only 15 mins away from Wembley 

[Biggish Dave]

7 minutes ago, RUREADY2ROLL said:

You heading for Baker Street again Biggish

Don't think so. Euston Tap, Mables or Skinners round Euston I think

[frank_spencer]

1 hour ago, Johnnyrotten said:

White v Yellow in both legs of Leeds/Norwich play off too.  

FWIW I sympathise with colour blindness, probably looks like both teams are playing in white and it doesn't help that both teams shorts are dark blue! 

Can't see this having any clashes with our shirt tbf and I'm colour blind as fuck.

[Wanderlust]

1 minute ago, frank_spencer said:

Can't see this having any clashes with our shirt tbf and I'm colour blind as fuck.

Would probably only be an issue on a bright sunny day -  which ain’t likely.

[frank_spencer]

The blue stripes will really help tbh, if it was plain yellow then I could see an issue but not with this shirt.

[DirtySanchez]

1 hour ago, Le Howfen said:

Anyone parking at Stanmore and doing pubs away from Wembley? 

Just tryna work out which is the best location for boozers out of West Hampstead, Swiss Cottage or St John’s Wood if anyone has any recommendations? 
 

Don’t wana venture any further central than the above as already parking North so would mean additional travel time going back on ourselves…

West Hampstead you've got the railway and the gallery. The latter is more a foody type, IPA type pub 

On kilburn high road you've got the north London tavern which is decent 

Swiss Cottage you've got the swiss cottage, a sam smiths pub, but I'm barred from there 😃

[Dr Faustus]

Christ on a bike… I’m on a train. Don’t know what time yet. I’ve got two offspring, u15 and 17-21. I might want a maccies 

Do I need to book?

Where do I take them?

Seriously though, where do we head? Fancy a few but not nailing it from the off- want to absorb as much as they can whilst down there. Had a decent Spoons in Camden without them, but now I’m going cross eyed

[Leyther_Matt]

Sounds like everyone is going to be all over the place pre-match. Which normally suits me down to the ground, but we’re fancying a bit of atmosphere pre-match and yet it somehow sounds unlikely.

Can kinda see why Sunderland chose to mob up at Trafalgar Square. 

[Traf]

4 hours ago, batton carrier said:

Did wealdstone last year I wouldn't say it is a 5 min walk to tube. We got a taxi. If you are driving best bet is do wealdstone Then drive to tube and pay to park on station saves messing at end. We certainly get a warm welcome there and it is easy to get a pint and some scran but it wasn't for me . 

Ruislip tube is 0.4 miles from Wealdstone's ground.

10mins max walk and if that's too far, there's a pub nearby.

[bolton_blondie]

06:30 the coaches from the cricket club are setting off.  Dad has bought me a shirt. Not worn one since I was a kid and have to say I fucking love it. Beers are chilling and I’m doing jack shit at work tomorrow. It’s like the build up to Christmas Day as a nipper this!

[bolty58]

8 hours ago, boogs said:

No. Same end. 

Like it. Biorhythms, lucky omens - whatever you want to call it. Like it.